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2013 Summer Intensive Sites

New YorkNorth CarolinaAlabamaTexasCalifornia
 

Tuition Information: Tuition for each Summer Intensive varies by location and duration. Specific amounts are listed below by site. Tuition may be paid by credit card or personal check in two installments: half when enrolling and the other half by May 1, 2013. Please do not send room and board payments to ABT. Information on when and where to send room and board payments will be sent to enrolled students in a student handbook.
To view ABT’s refund policy please click here.

New York Summer Intensive
Artistic Coordinator, Melissa Allen Bowman
At the New York Summer Intensive students will enjoy five-weeks of classes in the ABT studios at Broadway and 19th Street near Union Square. The New York site is geared toward advanced dancers, ages 12-22 and continues to be our longest, most challenging program. Supervised housing is not available in New York. The New York site will continue to hold separate technique classes for men and will focus on the key elements of the ABT National Training Curriculum for ballet technique. Students will have the opportunity to perform ABT repertory and a piece of original choreography in a final performance. Special ABT guest teachers in New York will include Franco De Vita, Raymond Lukens, and Kevin McKenzie.

Program Dates: June 24 – July 26, 2013
Location: American Ballet Theatre
890 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003
(212) 477-3030 x3416
Tuition: $2750
Ages: 12-22
Housing Resource: 2012 NY Housing List
Check back for the 2013 housing list and details.
New School Dormitory: Stuyvesant Park Residence
318 East 15th Street
New York, NY 10003
between 1st & 2nd Avenues
** Ages 16 and up only
New School Contact: summerhousing@newschool.edu or 212-229-5459 x3610
New School Summer Housing Applications: https://newschool.dormpro.com/forms/hsgapps/summer/abt-college.html

 
North Carolina Summer Intensive
Artistic Coordinator, Alaine Haubert
As the exclusive affiliate school of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and ABT announce a new four-week Intensive in Winston-Salem, NC. Students will dance in UNCSA’s beautiful facilities while being taught by renowned ABT faculty, led by Artistic Coordinator Alaine Haubert. Students will perform ABT repertory as well as new choreography in a final performance at the Stevens Center. Housing and meals will be arranged by Resident Life at UNCSA, and boarding students will have the opportunity to interact with fellow arts students in organized weekend activities. The North Carolina Intensive is geared toward the refinement of technique for intermediate and advanced dancers, ages 12-18.

 
Program Dates: June 24– July 19, 2013
Dorm Check-in: June 23, 2013
Location: University of North Carolina School of the Arts
1533 S. Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
(336) 770-3399
Tuition: $1600
Room/Board: $2010
Day Student Fee: $590 (only applies to dancers not staying in the dorms)
Ages: 12-18

Alabama Summer Intensive
Artistic Coordinator, Carla Stallings Lippert
This three-week program is held in collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Students will stay in dormitories on the beautiful University of Alabama campus while studying Artistic Coordinator Carla Stallings Lippert and celebrated ABT faculty. A final performance will be held featuring ABT repertory and new choreography on stage at the Moody Music Concert Hall. The Tuscaloosa site is geared toward strengthening and refining technique for intermediate and advanced dancers, ages 11-17.
For additional information regarding the Alabama Intensive, please visit:
http://theatre.ua.edu/department/dance-b-a/abt/.
 
Program Dates: July 1 – July 20, 2013
Dorm Check-in: June 30, 2013 (9am-2pm, Mandatory 4pm Orientation)
Final Showcase: July 20, 2013 (12pm & 3pm)
Dorm Check-out: July 20, 2013 (following the 3pm Showcase)
Location: University of Alabama
Department of Theater and Dance
P.O. Box 870239
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
(205) 348-5283
Tuition: $1250
Room/Board: $1550
Day Student Fee: $400 (only applies to dancers not staying in the dorms)
Day Student Meal Card: $450
Ages: 11-17

Texas Summer Intensive
Artistic Coordinator, Christine Spizzo
ABT and The University of Texas at Austin collaborate on this four-week intensive. Students attending this program are required to stay in dormitories on the UT campus and have an opportunity to enjoy Austin’s rich history and culture. The Austin Summer Intensive is geared toward strengthening and refining technique for intermediate and advanced dancers, ages 12-18. Students will have the opportunity to study with with Artistic Coordinator Christine Spizzo and celebrated ABT faculty. The experience will culminate in a final performance of ABT repertory and new works. For additional information, visit the University of Texas website at
http://www.utexas.edu/finearts/tad/summer-youth-programs/american-ballet-theatre-summer-intensive

Program Dates: July 7 – August 2, 2013
Dorm Check-in: July 7, 2013 (mandatory)
Dorm Check-out: August 2 (evening) and August 3 (morning)
Location: University of Texas at Austin
Department of Theater and Dance
Austin, TX 78712
(512) 232-5337
Tuition: $1600
Room/Board: $2000
Day Student Fee: $500 (required for students not staying in the dorm)
Ages: 12-18

California Summer Intensive
Artistic Coordinator, Lorin Johnson
ABT and the Segerstrom Center for the Arts work together to bring you this program located in the beautiful facilities on the campus of the University of California, Irvine. Students attending this program are encouraged to stay in the dormitories on campus where there will also be a final performance of ABT repertory and new works. The California Summer Intensive is aimed at giving advanced students, ages 11-18, a chance to train in an intensive environment with ABT’s expert faculty as a preparation for their fall terms. For more information regarding the University of California, Irvine campus, visit
http://www.arts.uci.edu/.

Program Dates: July 29 - August 16, 2013
Dorm Check-in: July 28, 2013
Location: Segerstrom Center for the Arts
600 Town Center
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 556-2122 x 4210
Tuition: $1400
Room/Board: $1800 (includes activity fee)
Day Student Fee: $500 (required for students not staying in the dorm)
Ages: 11-18